,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,leahy 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,brown1
 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,ms4     
,cortez ,masto1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4   
,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4        
,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4 ,hassan1
 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4    
,markey1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 
,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mrs4        
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,van       
,hollen1 and ,mr4 ,whitehouse7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,health1  
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate that the ,fdration          
,internationale de ,football            
,association should immediately         
eliminate gender pay inequity and treat 
all athletes with the same respect and  
dignity4  ,whereas the ,fdration        
,internationale de ,football            

,association 7referred to in this       
preamble as ,,fifa7 awarded #djj1jjj1jjj
 to the #cb teams that competed in the  
#bjah ,men's ,world ,cup1 but only      
awarded #cj1jjj1jjj to the #bd teams    
that competed in the #bjai ,women's     
,world ,cup2 ,whereas ,,fifa awarded    
#ch1jjj1jjj to the team that won the    
#bjah ,men's ,world ,cup1 but only      
awarded #d1jjj1jjj to the team that won 
the #bjai ,women's ,world ,cup2 ,whereas
 ,,fifa awarded #d1jjj1jjj more in      
prizes to each team that lost in the    
first round of the #bjah ,men's ,world  
,cup than to the team that won the #bjai
 ,women's ,world ,cup2 ,whereas ,,fifa  
awarded #ceh1jjj1jjj to the #cb teams   
that competed in the #bjad ,men's ,world
 ,cup1 but only awarded #ae1jjj1jjj to  
the #bd teams that competed in the #bjae
 ,women's ,world ,cup2 ,whereas ,,fifa  
awarded #ce1jjj1jjj to the team that won
 the #bjad ,men's ,world ,cup1 but only 
awarded #b1jjj1jjj to the team that won 
the #bjae ,women's ,world ,cup2 ,whereas

 ,,fifa awarded #cdh1jjj1jjj to the #cb 
teams that competed in the #bjaj ,men's 
,world ,cup1 but only awarded           
#aj1jjj1jjj to the #af teams that       
competed in the #bjaa ,women's ,world   
,cup2 ,whereas ,,fifa awarded           
#cj1jjj1jjj to the team that won the    
#bjaj ,men's ,world ,cup1 but only      
awarded #a1jjj1jjj to the team that won 
the #bjaa ,women's ,world ,cup2 ,whereas
 the #bjai ,women's ,world ,cup         
tournament garnered an estimated        
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj viewers worldwide2       
,whereas the #bjai ,women's ,world ,cup 
highlighted the need to eliminate the   
existing gender pay disparity in prize  
award structure in athletic competitions
 that has persisted for decades2        
,whereas the unfair and unjust prize    
award allocation system used by ,,fifa  
sends a terrible message to women and   
girls around the world about the value  
of their contribution to sports2        
,whereas1 in #bjjg1 ,wimbledon finally  
implemented an equal prize payment      

structure for all athletes1 regardless  
of gender2 and ,whereas gender should   
not determine the amount of a prize     
award that a person or team receives in 
an athletic competition3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 urges the ,fdration ,internationale
 de ,football ,association to           
immediately eliminate gender pay        
inequity and to treat all athletes with 
the respect and dignity those athletes  
deserve2  7#b7 supports an end to the   
unfair and unjust practice of gender pay
 inequity in the workplace1 including   
athletic competitions and related prize 
awards2  7#c7 urges all other local1    
,state1 ,federal1 and international     
organizations to eliminate gender pay   
inequity2 and  7#d7 instructs the       
,secretary of the ,senate to submit a   
copy of this resolution to the          
,president of the ,fdration             
,internationale de ,football            
,association4